Global Academy Partnerships Lead

OpenAI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI, Inc. seeks an Academy Partnerships Lead to manage and expand relationships with nonprofits, educational institutions, and community partners to deliver hands-on AI education.

You will serve as the primary contact for a portfolio of partners, translating goals into clear delivery plans, onboarding, training, and evaluation to scale OpenAI Academy programs globally from San Francisco. You will collaborate with program, curriculum, and instructional teams to develop playbooks and ensure

Qualifications

• Experience managing partnerships and programs within education, nonprofit, or public-sector environments.
• Strong relationship-management and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple organizations from planning through evaluation.
• Excellent communication and project management abilities across a partner portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Partnership Development & Management: build and manage Academy partner relationships and define scopes, timelines, and success metrics.
• Program Strategy & Execution: manage contractors and delivery partners; own trainer programs from readiness to expansion.
• External Engagement: represent OpenAI Academy in meetings and community events; inform content and delivery with partner insights.
• Cross-team collaboration: work with curriculum, instructional, and program teams to connect partners with appropriate content and support.

Skills

Partnership management

Education partnerships

Stakeholder engagement

Program delivery

Contractor management

Train-the-trainer

Job description

OpenAI, Inc. seeks an Academy Partnerships Lead to manage and expand relationships with nonprofits, educational institutions, and community partners to deliver hands-on AI education.

You will serve as the primary contact for a portfolio of partners, translating goals into clear delivery plans, onboarding, training, and evaluation to scale OpenAI Academy programs globally from San Francisco. You will collaborate with program, curriculum, and instructional teams to develop playbooks and ensure